Joe Leone has put out a new single called "Safety," SoulTracks reported on August 13, introducing him to readers as a preacher's kid who sings, writes and composes his own music rather than relying on outside songwriters.
Church tradition expects someone with that mix of gifts to use them only in service of the church, SoulTracks noted, but Leone did not make that choice: he kept making his religious music while also specializing in the kind of romantic balladry that used to soundtrack basement house parties "when the blue light came on."
That background shows in "Safety," which tells the story of a man reassuring a woman who has been betrayed before that he can offer the security she is looking for. SoulTracks singled out the lyric "When you reach out the palm of your hands, am I the kind of man who holds them safely," tracing its cadence to the years Leone spent reading and studying scripture.
SoulTracks also notes that Leone wanted to write film scores while he was still in school, an ambition that predates his turn toward R&B performing, and that his connection to Eric Benet has shaped him into a protege of the veteran singer.
"Safety" sits within R&B and soul and the release calendar on MusicSuey.
The facts
- The single is called Safety
- SoulTracks describes Joe Leone as a protege of Eric Benet
- Leone writes and composes his own music
- He is described as a preacher's kid who also writes romantic balladry
- He wanted to write film scores while still in school
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